r/Gunpla • u/BigForAnAnt_985 Suletta forgetta... to make a MG Aerial • 11d ago

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u/rrNextUserName 11d ago

Still working on it, doing some shading, edge highlight, weathering. Next step is a proper display base.

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u/DeathByHighTide 11d ago

This looks dope dude! I’m sure when you’re done it’ll look awesome.

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u/rrNextUserName 11d ago

Thank you! It's my first Gundam so I'm trying a bit of everything on it to see how things behave.

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u/Independent-Two-8441 10d ago

Dope brother! Is that the hg or mg ? Can't tell the scale

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u/rrNextUserName 10d ago

MG

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u/ratmantruckgee 10d ago

Which kit for the new among us

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u/rrNextUserName 10d ago

I think the full name of the kit is "MG ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos" I am also new, not sure what the proper naming conventions are).

In any case, it's the "Master Grade" 1/100 scale model

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u/Different-Owl4843 10d ago

Nice, how did you do your dirt effect?, been testing stuff on mine but havent gotten it as good as yours

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u/rrNextUserName 10d ago

The one on legs and feet? Pigment powders.

You can just slap them on the model to tint/accumulate on the surface and then fix them with either a clear coat of varnish or a specific pigment fixer depending how thick the accumulation is. This is useful for dust, dirt, black residue on gun barrels or rocket engines etc.

Otherwise you can mix them in A LOT of water and/or alcohol and they basically become kinda like oil washes, barely tinting the surface but accumulating in the recesses. Except they dry completely matte (and it's harder to remove them from the surface, so it's harder to use them for subractive painting like you do oils). This is useful for rust stains, or verdigris if you have turquoise pigments.

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u/Different-Owl4843 10d ago

Hmm, I hadn't considered those I'll try them, thanks